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Our digital marketing blog breaks down countless marketing concepts, talks about industry news, and explores material that otherwise remains surface-level. A large part of the fun of our work is the education process, sharing ideas and concepts with clients and readers while bettering Rizzo Young in the process.
Will the U.S. Ban TikTok?
When we think of TikTok, most of us undoubtedly think of a harmless app used by younger generations to entertain themselves, their friends, and their online followers. Hundreds of those short videos of dancing, singing, and pranks have gone viral.
Unfortunately, there seems to be a much more sinister side to the China-based platform than first meets the eye. There are mounting concerns over the idea that TikTok steals personal information, such as location data and email addresses.
The “One Brand” Marketing Strategy
Brand marketing has always been one of the most significant marketing strategies used by companies. But although it may seem obvious at first that a company should have a recognizable brand, it is actually a bit more complicated than it appears on the surface. Brand marketing may have been at the strategic forefront for quite a while, but there are companies that have taken the idea of using their brand as their number one strategy to another level.
Facebook Allows Face Mask Ads
When the Coronavirus pandemic first reached the United States, it brought mass amounts of panic-buying, accompanied by those who took advantage of the hysteria and bought huge quantities of products to sell at an inflated price. There were nation-wide shortages of toilet paper, cleaning supplies, and face masks as everyone prepared to hunker down and protect themselves from contracting COVID-19.
Adding eCommerce to a Retail Business
eCommerce has been a fast-growing aspect of business for years, and with the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic causing massive spikes in online shopping, there is no better time for business owners to add eCommerce to their site. Under “normal” circumstances, adding online retail to your business model is a great way to boost your brand, but in the current climate, it’s not only a good idea, it may be a crucial aspect of keeping your business up and running.
Facebook Introduces Shops
Ever since the Coronavirus pandemic hit the nation hard, there has been a massive correlated influx of online presence. When the lockdown was in full swing and the vast majority of Americans found themselves in quarantine, there was nowhere else to turn to buy products but the internet.
Law Firm Marketing During a Crisis
The marketing response to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has been between exploitation and abandonment. Many businesses have employed marketing messages that take advantage of the change and others have shut off marketing completely until things start to clear up.
Law firms that want to succeed during and after the crisis need to avoid both of these options. Instead, they need to shift their efforts and show their community the leaders that they are.
Emerging Social Media Trends
As if social media was not big enough already, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has added even more meanings to social media for individuals and for businesses. Given its fast-paced nature, it is more important than ever to stay on top of trends.
Here are four trends that your agency should pay attention to right now:
Repetitive Coronavirus Ads
We are now over two months into statewide lock-downs to prevent spread of COVID-19. In that short amount of time, many aspects of daily life have changed. One being that the marketing has become increasingly obvious and repetitive.
Groups of friends and families hanging out, handshakes, hugs, sporting and concert events that used to show up in advertising have been replaced with social distancing, waves, and constant reassurance that things are going to get better soon. And, everyone is getting in on the action.
Squarespace Appointment Scheduling
Squarespace recently announced its first major industry move with the purchase of Acuity Scheduling. Acuity is an appointment scheduling system for businesses to automate and manage leads and meetings online.
Squarespace was looking into releasing their own software, but they already had a partnership with Acuity. They decided to purchase the company and fully integrate their services into Squarespace’s hub.
If you have not already integrated an appointment scheduling system for your business, now is the time, especially with how easy Squarespace has now made it.
SSL Certificates are More Important than Ever
It is no secret that the world of marketing is almost completely digital. Nearly every business has a website or some sort of social media presence. With so many users visiting sites, collecting and reporting data, SSL certificates are becoming more important than ever.
SSL certificates are encrypted security protocols that provide websites with privacy, user authentication, and data integrity. This protects both users and the business from hacked communication or leaked data.
How To Utilize SEO During the Coronavirus
These are uncertain times for many small businesses. If you are a business with an online presence, you might be wondering how to manage your SEO projects amid the uncertainty.
COVID-19 PPC Strategy
One of the major marketing challenges amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is PPC or Pay Per Click marketing strategies.
A lot of businesses have been cutting their advertising budgets during these times. Reuters reports an estimated pullback of $26 billion in ad spend across the board, a 10.6% reduction. There are a couple of useful changes to help your business’s PPC strategy succeed during the coronavirus.
Social Media Positivity
Word spreads fast on social media and gives platforms the immediate ability to influence people’s feelings and opinions. Social media has certainly done its part during the spread of the coronavirus.
Think Twice Before Hitting Send
Given the recent economic impact of COVID-19, the floodgates of email campaigns have been opened. People across the U.S. have received hundreds of emails over the last several weeks from what seems like every company they have ever shopped at. This isn’t making consumers very happy.
Cross-Posting Facebook Stories
Facebook and Instagram are introducing the ability to cross-post stories on both platforms. If this is successful, it will make cross-platform users happy while simultaneously cutting down on regular posting times.
This is particularly important as social media managers and users spend a lot of time on content creation, sometimes even on duplicate content creation. With more stories available on Instagram, the algorithms will be able to do a better job of ranking what to show first.
Improving SEO Through Keywords
Online retailing and marketing are highly dependent on search engine optimization (SEO). Because of this, it has become vital for businesses to focus on improving SEO strategies whenever they can if they want to stay in the sights of customers.
Increasing Email Marketing Clicks
If you've been in the online marketing game for a long time, you are probably familiar with email blasts. While they were once popular and effective, they have now been replaced by personalized messages.
At first, it can be challenging to craft personalized emails for each user, but with a few simple methods you can make the process a lot easier. Getting potential customers, existing clients, and new partners to engage with your email marketing can be made easy. Here’s how:
Branding Techniques for 2020
Businesses that are operating in 2020 have to focus on a variety of things to stay afloat. On top of boosting sales pipelines and ensuring they are always one step ahead of customers that are going to buy their products, one important aspect that all businesses have to focus on is branding. If you brand your products and services effectively, there's a high likelihood you'll reap the following benefits: increases in sales, better customer retention, boosted engagement, and much more. Below are four branding techniques most business owners and companies can utilize to make their 2020 branding efforts successful.
Building a Website For Business Marketing
Websites are crucial to any business’ online marketing. With so many of them being created every day, it is important to know how to design and build one correctly.
Building a well put together website ensures that it will not get lost among the millions of others already created. Here are some website design tips to make sure you are on the right track.
Effective Email Marketing
As a business, rolling out an effective email marketing strategy can go a long way in gaining your audience’s attention. With the growth of digital marketing, new methods of email marketing are being utilized to provide better results for businesses.
If your business has begun to fall behind with its email marketing campaigns, it is time to start using these new methods.